#B55E17 Color

#B55E17 is rgb(181, 94, 23) in RGB and hsl(27, 77%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Chocolate. White text is most readable on this background.

#B55E17

HEX#B55E17

RGBrgb(181, 94, 23)

HSLhsl(27, 77%, 40%)

HSVhsv(27, 87%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(57.5% 0.136 53.2)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 48%, 87%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B55E17 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.59:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.58:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B55E17 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B55E17 Complementary#176EB5 Analogous#B5171F Analogous#B5AD17 Triadic#17B55E Triadic#5E17B5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B55E17, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D9711C #E6893D #EA9F61 #EFB585 #F4CBA9 #F9E4D2

Shades

#9E5215 #874712 #713B0F #562D0B #3F2108 #291505

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